A/N: OK so this is the last chapter in this fic but I am thinking about
writing a sequel since I will probably be finishing this on a cliff-hanger
- we all know what a big fan of cliff-hangers I am. ALSO I think this fic
works a lot better if you listen to the song "Goodbye to You" by Michelle
Branch while you read it - which by the way I also don't own.
Goodbye To You
Of all the things I've believed in, I just want to get it over with, Tears form behind my eyes, But I do not cry, Counting the days that pass me by.
Piper stood staring out her bedroom window, the San Francisco sun shone inside brightly. She was dressed fully in black with a grave look on her face. She turned away from the window and was greeted by Phoebe, who was also wearing nothing but black. Phoebe entered the room and threw her arms around her sister, they hugged each other close. Once the hug had ended Phoebe placed her arm on Piper's shoulder,
"I'm sorry it had to end this way," she said quietly,
"It had to end sometime. Paige knew it had to end and deep down I think we all knew," replied Piper, wiping a small tear that had slowly begun to run down her pale cheek. They left Piper's bedroom together and walked down the stairs in silence. They walked outside and stopped just before Piper walked down the garden steps. She stopped and looked back up at the manor which Phoebe - her baby sister - was standing in front of. She had lived her whole life, she had grown up in this house, she and Leo had been married in the manor, and Wyatt had been born and died. Where Prue had died and Paige, where all her memories lived.
I've been searching deep down in my soul, Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old, Seems like I'm starting all over again, The last three years were just pretend. And I said.
She walked down the street, suitcase in hand and stopped just outside her car. She pulled open the back door and placed her suitcase in slamming it behind her, she climbed into the front seat and started the engine. Phoebe joined her at the side of the car as Piper rolled down the window then got out of the car, it seemed wrong to say her goodbyes through a window,
"Where do you think you'll go?" asked Phoebe,
"I'm not sure," replied Piper, "I honestly have no idea but."
"You could stay here," Phoebe cut her off,
"I can't. too much has happened. To much blood has been shed but worst of all to many trusts have been broken," she sniffed, barley holding back tears,
"You know this will always be your home, right?"
"Yeah, but for now its you home." she paused and placed her hand on her sisters shoulder, "And its your club too," she hugged her sister once more and went to get into the car,
"The club? I can't accept the club. its your whole life. or at least it is now," said Phoebe, "No, Phoebe you're my whole life now but I just can't stay because of that. just promise me one thing," she said looking into her sister's eyes, "What?" she asked, "Change the name. P3, the Charmed Ones. it's all finished. The power of three doesn't exist anymore," she said getting into the car and placing her foot on the gas pedal. and then she was driving into the distance leaving her sister behind.
Goodbye to you, Goodbye to everything that I thought I knew, You were the one I loved,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to.
Phoebe stood in the middle of the street, tears running down her face as she watched Piper head for the San Francisco Bridge. Then with the deeds to the club in her hand she headed back into the manor she turned before entering her home and whispered, "I love you Piper," then walked inside. She placed the deeds down on the table but they fell to the ground and a note slid out with her name on it. She bent down and picked up and then began to read.
***
Piper drove along the bridge not really concentrating; tears rolled off her cheeks and fogged up her vision. She kept her hands tight on the two and ten positions, fearing that if she took her hands off them she would turn back. All she wanted to do was turn back and run into her sister's arms and never leave them. She crossed the bridge and stopped the car; Piper got out and looked back at the city where she had lived all her life. She looked into the wind and whispered the words, "I love you phoebe," then got back in the car and continued to drive away. out of San Francisco
I still get lost in you eyes, And it seems that I can't live a day without you, Closing my eyes you Chase my thoughts away, To a place where I am blinded by the light, But it's not right,
Phoebe walked through the manor and let her body drop onto the couch in the solarium and continued to read the letter from Piper. Once she had finished reading she folded the letter back up and then left the manor. She walked the short distance to the graveyard and went inside. Phoebe walked for a little bit then stopped beside a grave, she ran her fingers over the embedded lettering - Paige Mathews - "Hey Paige, I just thought I'd come and visit. and ummm, read you this letter. Piper left it and addressed it to me but I think she'd want you to hear it so umm here goes." she paused and unfolded the letter then began to read it aloud, "Dear Phoebe, my darling baby sister. I know that I have broken your trust. and I know that you're a very forgiving person but there's only so much that anyone can forgive and what I've done is just so beyond all that. I've screwed up and I'm so sorry, but just saying those three little words can't take back any of the hurt or pain that I've placed upon you. I can't stay at the manor anymore, I can't be around you in case I hurt you to and I just couldn't stand hurting any one else. I think I've done enough things to damage this family and I don't need to do anything else. I broke the family line that Melinda Warren worked so hard to keep going, I broke this family apart and placed us at different sides of the world. but its for the best. I know that running away from you is not the best way to fix my problems or sort anything but I think that it's my only option. I am responsible for so much pain. all the love that was in that house has now gone and I can't live there without all the love. I hurt you, I killed Piage, and Wyatt, and Leo and everyone that I hurt I'm so sorry. None of this is your fault. I remember that Grams once told me that I was the heart of the family, Prue was the strength, and you were the soul but to be honest your all of them things. You have the biggest heart in the world and I know that this is how things are meant to be. Just promise me something, make sure you fall in love and have a family. even if the power of three can't continue that family line, the family blood that I've split can. And you're the only sister that is meant to do that; you have to keep the family line going. not me. I will never stop loving you Phoebe and I will never let go of my guilt, I can't because then I might be happy and just now I don't think I deserve to be happy. But you do. you have to go on Phoebe. Without me. All my love forever and always, Piper."
And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time, I want what's yours and I want what's mine, I want you, But I'm not giving in this time,
Goodbye to you, Goodbye to everything that I thought I knew, You were the one I loved, The one thing that I tried to hold onto,
After leaving the graveyard Phoebe went back to the manor where she spent her next few days exploring each room, like she hadn't lived in that house all her life, well almost. She spent her nights lying alone, awake in her bed; the house was so quiet without Piper and Paige there to share it with her. Meanwhile downstairs the photo of Prue, Piper and Phoebe stood proudly for the past seven years. Then suddenly it fell to the ground, the glass smashed and the picture swept across the room and the girls separated like they were before everything started. the Charmed Ones - old and new - were finished.
Goodbye to you, Goodbye to everything that I thought I knew, You were the one I loved, The one thing that I tried to hold onto,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to. The one thing that I tried to hold on to. The one thing that I tried to hold on to.
Goodbye To You
Of all the things I've believed in, I just want to get it over with, Tears form behind my eyes, But I do not cry, Counting the days that pass me by.
Piper stood staring out her bedroom window, the San Francisco sun shone inside brightly. She was dressed fully in black with a grave look on her face. She turned away from the window and was greeted by Phoebe, who was also wearing nothing but black. Phoebe entered the room and threw her arms around her sister, they hugged each other close. Once the hug had ended Phoebe placed her arm on Piper's shoulder,
"I'm sorry it had to end this way," she said quietly,
"It had to end sometime. Paige knew it had to end and deep down I think we all knew," replied Piper, wiping a small tear that had slowly begun to run down her pale cheek. They left Piper's bedroom together and walked down the stairs in silence. They walked outside and stopped just before Piper walked down the garden steps. She stopped and looked back up at the manor which Phoebe - her baby sister - was standing in front of. She had lived her whole life, she had grown up in this house, she and Leo had been married in the manor, and Wyatt had been born and died. Where Prue had died and Paige, where all her memories lived.
I've been searching deep down in my soul, Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old, Seems like I'm starting all over again, The last three years were just pretend. And I said.
She walked down the street, suitcase in hand and stopped just outside her car. She pulled open the back door and placed her suitcase in slamming it behind her, she climbed into the front seat and started the engine. Phoebe joined her at the side of the car as Piper rolled down the window then got out of the car, it seemed wrong to say her goodbyes through a window,
"Where do you think you'll go?" asked Phoebe,
"I'm not sure," replied Piper, "I honestly have no idea but."
"You could stay here," Phoebe cut her off,
"I can't. too much has happened. To much blood has been shed but worst of all to many trusts have been broken," she sniffed, barley holding back tears,
"You know this will always be your home, right?"
"Yeah, but for now its you home." she paused and placed her hand on her sisters shoulder, "And its your club too," she hugged her sister once more and went to get into the car,
"The club? I can't accept the club. its your whole life. or at least it is now," said Phoebe, "No, Phoebe you're my whole life now but I just can't stay because of that. just promise me one thing," she said looking into her sister's eyes, "What?" she asked, "Change the name. P3, the Charmed Ones. it's all finished. The power of three doesn't exist anymore," she said getting into the car and placing her foot on the gas pedal. and then she was driving into the distance leaving her sister behind.
Goodbye to you, Goodbye to everything that I thought I knew, You were the one I loved,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to.
Phoebe stood in the middle of the street, tears running down her face as she watched Piper head for the San Francisco Bridge. Then with the deeds to the club in her hand she headed back into the manor she turned before entering her home and whispered, "I love you Piper," then walked inside. She placed the deeds down on the table but they fell to the ground and a note slid out with her name on it. She bent down and picked up and then began to read.
***
Piper drove along the bridge not really concentrating; tears rolled off her cheeks and fogged up her vision. She kept her hands tight on the two and ten positions, fearing that if she took her hands off them she would turn back. All she wanted to do was turn back and run into her sister's arms and never leave them. She crossed the bridge and stopped the car; Piper got out and looked back at the city where she had lived all her life. She looked into the wind and whispered the words, "I love you phoebe," then got back in the car and continued to drive away. out of San Francisco
I still get lost in you eyes, And it seems that I can't live a day without you, Closing my eyes you Chase my thoughts away, To a place where I am blinded by the light, But it's not right,
Phoebe walked through the manor and let her body drop onto the couch in the solarium and continued to read the letter from Piper. Once she had finished reading she folded the letter back up and then left the manor. She walked the short distance to the graveyard and went inside. Phoebe walked for a little bit then stopped beside a grave, she ran her fingers over the embedded lettering - Paige Mathews - "Hey Paige, I just thought I'd come and visit. and ummm, read you this letter. Piper left it and addressed it to me but I think she'd want you to hear it so umm here goes." she paused and unfolded the letter then began to read it aloud, "Dear Phoebe, my darling baby sister. I know that I have broken your trust. and I know that you're a very forgiving person but there's only so much that anyone can forgive and what I've done is just so beyond all that. I've screwed up and I'm so sorry, but just saying those three little words can't take back any of the hurt or pain that I've placed upon you. I can't stay at the manor anymore, I can't be around you in case I hurt you to and I just couldn't stand hurting any one else. I think I've done enough things to damage this family and I don't need to do anything else. I broke the family line that Melinda Warren worked so hard to keep going, I broke this family apart and placed us at different sides of the world. but its for the best. I know that running away from you is not the best way to fix my problems or sort anything but I think that it's my only option. I am responsible for so much pain. all the love that was in that house has now gone and I can't live there without all the love. I hurt you, I killed Piage, and Wyatt, and Leo and everyone that I hurt I'm so sorry. None of this is your fault. I remember that Grams once told me that I was the heart of the family, Prue was the strength, and you were the soul but to be honest your all of them things. You have the biggest heart in the world and I know that this is how things are meant to be. Just promise me something, make sure you fall in love and have a family. even if the power of three can't continue that family line, the family blood that I've split can. And you're the only sister that is meant to do that; you have to keep the family line going. not me. I will never stop loving you Phoebe and I will never let go of my guilt, I can't because then I might be happy and just now I don't think I deserve to be happy. But you do. you have to go on Phoebe. Without me. All my love forever and always, Piper."
And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time, I want what's yours and I want what's mine, I want you, But I'm not giving in this time,
Goodbye to you, Goodbye to everything that I thought I knew, You were the one I loved, The one thing that I tried to hold onto,
After leaving the graveyard Phoebe went back to the manor where she spent her next few days exploring each room, like she hadn't lived in that house all her life, well almost. She spent her nights lying alone, awake in her bed; the house was so quiet without Piper and Paige there to share it with her. Meanwhile downstairs the photo of Prue, Piper and Phoebe stood proudly for the past seven years. Then suddenly it fell to the ground, the glass smashed and the picture swept across the room and the girls separated like they were before everything started. the Charmed Ones - old and new - were finished.
Goodbye to you, Goodbye to everything that I thought I knew, You were the one I loved, The one thing that I tried to hold onto,
The one thing that I tried to hold on to. The one thing that I tried to hold on to. The one thing that I tried to hold on to.